In the evening, Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jiayu ate dinner outside and then went home.
The elevator was filled with a rich aroma of food as it passed the 26th floor.
She got off the elevator on the 27th floor and ran down to the 26th floor in a flash. She told Zong Jiayu with absolute certainty, "It must be Aunt Xu making braised food!"
Zong Jia chuckled, "You glutton, weren't you full just now?"
Jiang Xiaoli patted her stomach, "I still have a stomach here that can hold pig's trotters."
Suddenly the door opened, and Xiao Muyu looked at the two of them. "What are you two talking about at the door without knocking?"
Jiang Xiaoli took a deep breath, "It smells so good!"
She pulled Zong Jia into the house, where Xu Feng was carrying out a pot of braised food and placing it together with the other braised dishes.
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes were practically glued to those four huge pots. "Auntie, how did you manage to braise so much at once?"
Xu Feng said with a smile, "Xiao Yu and I are going to Great Britain the day after tomorrow, Saturday. I heard from Xiao Yu that the doctor told her that someone like her can recover almost as well as before the surgery, which will take more than two months. Lao Xiao said he wanted to eat this morning, so I just made a lot more. You guys can save it and eat it slowly!"
She hugged Xu Feng, moved, and said, "Auntie, I don't want you to leave!"
Xiao Muyu was speechless. "Is this outrageous or not?!"
She turned around and looked at her with disdain, "You're such a grown-up, can't you take care of yourself?"
Xiao Muyu felt as if a ring of small question marks were holding hands and spinning around her head.
She stepped forward and took Xu Feng's arm, "This is my mother!"
Jiang Xiaoli retorted, "This is my aunt!"
Xu Feng couldn't help but laugh, "Oh my, I've become a hot commodity!"
Zong Jia pulled Jiang Xiaoli back and coaxed her with a smile, "Didn't you say you're the older sister? It's not right for the older sister to argue with Xiaoyu."
She pouted, "She just won't admit it!"
When Xiao Jincheng got home, he immediately discovered that the two girls were giving each other the cold shoulder.
He nudged his wife. "Feng'er, what's wrong?"
Xu Feng explained it to him with a smile, and Xiao Jincheng laughed heartily.
He pulled Zong Jia away and sat between the two girls, putting his arm around one of them. "Why are you getting upset over such a small thing?"
Both of them said in unison, "I didn't throw a tantrum at her."
"Haha." Xiao Jincheng laughed. "You didn't throw a tantrum? Then you two shake hands so I can see."
Jiang Xiaoli stretched out her right hand, her entire arm taut and straight.
Xiao Muyu followed suit and stretched out her right hand.
The two touched briefly and were about to separate when Xiao Jincheng's large hand enveloped them.
He pretended to be angry and scolded, "How old are you two! Still so childish!"
Xu Feng chimed in, "That's right, if you don't make up soon, I won't give you two the pig's trotters!"
Jiang Xiaoli quickly got up, stepped past Xiao Jincheng, and hugged Xiao Muyu, saying, "How could that be! We're the best of friends in the world!"
Xiao Muyu couldn't help but laugh, "You're so realistic!"
"Then give me your pig's trotters."
"Dream on!"
The three people watching the two bickering laughed.
Xiao Jincheng sighed, "The two of them argue, fight, and break up hundreds of times a year."
Zong Jiayu agreed wholeheartedly, "Uncle Xiao, I estimate it's more than that, sometimes several times a day."
Xu Feng wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, "Alright, the pig's trotters were left out for a while, so they're just right to eat now. I'll give each of you one."
They huddled together, gnawing on pig's trotters, when Jiang Xiaoli asked, "Auntie, have you two packed everything you needed to bring?"
Xu Feng nodded, "Don't worry, everything is packed. There's not much to bring."
Xiao Jincheng asked with concern, "You can buy clothes and stuff when you get there, but you should bring cooking ingredients and stuff, right?"
“No need,” Xu Feng explained. “I asked Ah Le, and there’s a Chinese supermarket over there that sells everything.”
Jiang Xiaoli said, "Yes, Uncle Xiao, don't worry, I've already spoken to my family."
She looked at Xiao Muyu and said, "If you need anything, just call me if you're too embarrassed to ask."
Xiao Muyu hummed twice, "I know! I've said it so many times!"
While washing her hands after finishing eating the pig's trotter, Jiang Xiaoli nudged Xiao Muyu's arm and asked, "Why didn't you tell Brother Le that you were leaving on Saturday?"
Xiao Muyu smeared a bunch of bubbles on her hands, "You're so gossipy!"
Jiang Xiaoli squinted at her, "Girl! Something's very wrong with you!"
Xiao Muyu whispered, "I think I might have a crush on Brother Le."
"What!" She couldn't help but raise her voice eight octaves.
Xiao Muyu covered her mouth with a hand full of foam, "Keep your voice down!"
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" She spat out the bubbles from her mouth and quickly washed her hands and face.
She put her arm around Xiao Muyu's shoulder and walked through three people staring at them to Xiao Muyu's bedroom.
Xiao Jincheng said with a smile, "Look at these two, they're as close as ever now."
Xu Feng chimed in, "That's right!"
Jiang Xiaoli pressed Xiao Muyu down to sit on the edge of the bed. She pulled up a chair and sat opposite her, casually using her legs to trap Xiao Muyu's legs to prevent her from singing off-key.
She raised an eyebrow. "Tell me, what happened?"
Xiao Muyu blushed. "Oh, it's just that we were chatting quite well on 'SOSO' before! That day outside the courthouse, Wang Manqi's mother was throwing things at me, and he shielded me without even looking at what it was..."
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes curved into crescent moons as she laughed, "The hero saving the beauty is timeless!"
Xiao Muyu nodded shyly, "That's when I realized that what he said about liking me was true, and that's when I slowly started to think about our relationship."
"And then what? And then what?!" She was so anxious!
"Then..." Xiao Muyu stammered, "Then I realized that Brother Le was really good, he was great in every way..."
Jiang Xiaoli was speechless. "Are you trying to drive our Chinese teacher crazy? Is your language really that limited? What about descriptions? What about feelings? That's all?"
Xiao Muyu's face flushed red, and she fanned herself with her hand. "Oh dear, I'm not as good at talking as you! Anyway, I really like Brother Le now, I really like him."
"Then why didn't you tell Brother Le you were leaving the day after tomorrow?"
Xiao Muyu said hesitantly, "I feel like if I see him, people will definitely realize I like him. I haven't decided yet..."
Jiang Xiaoli understood, and she chuckled, "That's right, it's good to be reserved."
Xiao Muyu frowned. "You don't want me to accept Brother Le's advances?"
Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "What's the rush? You can agree when you stop calling me Brother Le and start calling me Lele or some other nickname."
"What are you saying!" Xiao Muyu said shyly, punching her leg.
"Hahaha!"
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